243, tryst?
"Your Majesty is here! The princess is here!"
Outside the hall, Emperor Yongjia walked in from outside with Chu Ling's hand. Everyone in the hall immediately stood up to salute, "Welcome to Your Majesty, and to the Princess!"
Emperor Yongjia took Chu Ling to the ground pill in the hall, looked down at Jun Wuhuan with a high apology and paused for a moment and then quickly moved away. He nodded slightly and said, "Everyone is calm." Everyone thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone stood up and sat back, and Emperor Yongjia also pulled Chu Ling to sit down. The seats of this palace banquet were quite interesting. There were no concubines in the main hall, whether they were the three concubines with the highest status or the most favored Concubine Zheng Xiurong and Yu Jieyu. Apart from Emperor Yongjia, who was sitting behind the imperial case, only Emperor Yongjia, who was sitting on his right side, only Chu Ling, who was sitting on his right. All the concubines sat several steps shorter. Princess Shenyou sat upright next to His Majesty, and her expression and etiquette could not be mistaken for the slightest expression. No matter how harsh a person was, he could not think that the princess's demeanor was unqualified.
Emperor Yongjia sat on the dragon throne and glanced at the entire hall, and his eyes fell on Shangguan Chengyi, who was in front of the civil servant. Shangguan Chengyi was a little confused and didn't quite understand why His Majesty looked at him like this, and he couldn't help but frown slightly. Could it be that His Majesty was dissatisfied with him because they opposed the treatment of the Shenyou Princess's super polite treatment? But this was not his own opinion? What's more, Shangguan Chengyi didn't think he had done anything wrong at all, so he looked at Emperor Yongjia without any guilt.
Emperor Yongjia did not say anything, but just raised his wine glass and said, "Today's banquet is held to celebrate my son's safe return. Everyone should drink this cup with me." Everyone raised their glasses together, "Congratulations to the princess for her safe return, and congratulations to His Majesty for her reunion."
Emperor Yongjia nodded with satisfaction, raised his head and drank the wine in his glass.
Seeing everyone put down their wine glasses, Emperor Yongjia smiled faintly, "The princess just came back, and it is inevitable that she is not used to Pingjing. She also needs to accompany and teach each family's edict and elders to accompany her. Fortunately, Princess Boning said that the princess is smart and needs a little tip to understand it immediately. I feel very relieved. But it is also necessary for female family members to accompany her. From now on, for each second-rank or above, two people will join the palace to accompany the princess every day, so that the princess can recognize her. Four ladies are selected from the third-rank or above in the palace to read the princess."
As soon as these words were said, many people couldn't help but bow their heads to talk. There was a habit of choosing companions for princesses in the palace, and noble girls from all families felt glorious because they became princesses. But this was the past, and the previous princesses of the Apocalypse were truly golden branches and jade leaves, and they had been fed with them since childhood, and they received the best education in the boudoir. The noble girls followed the princess, and could not only learn what they could not learn at home, but also improve their identity. But with the current princess... what can they learn?
Many people have begun to think about how to get their noble daughter to be defeated. Or they simply push out the unpromising concubines or unpopular daughters in the family. As for the matter of letting the wife enter the palace to accompany the princess, although it is a bit too much, Emperor Yongjia also said that the two of them for a day was not a difficult task. After all, the reason given by His Majesty was to let the princess get familiar with the powerful and noble decrees in the capital. Many of them wanted to take the opportunity to instill some ideas into the princess, and they felt that this was a good opportunity.
However, there was someone who had some opinions about this, not because they were dissatisfied but because they were embarrassed.
This person is nothing else, but the Prime Minister Shangguan Chengyi of the current dynasty.
Shangguan Chengyi looked at his mother and stood up and said, "Your Majesty, my wife Zhuo has been ill for a long time, and may not be able to serve the princess. Please forgive me."
Emperor Yongjia looked at Shangguan Chengyi and said slowly after a while: "Oh? But I heard that the Prime Minister's wife serves the old lady every day and fulfills her filial piety. Although I know that filial piety is the most important thing. But... does the Prime Minister feel that my princess cannot be taught and accompanied by the Prime Minister's wife, so she cannot bear to let her wife enter the palace?"
Shangguan Chengyi choked and looked up at Emperor Yongjia's faint eyes. How could he not know that Emperor Yongjia did it on purpose? He knew that these people were afraid that they would really make His Majesty unhappy these days, so His Majesty was about to take the opportunity to attack. After pondering for a moment, Shangguan Chengyi lowered his head and said, "I dare not, I am fortunate to teach the princess is the honor of my wife. The old minister will let Zhujing enter the palace tomorrow."
Emperor Yongjia nodded with satisfaction and said, "The Prime Minister's wife comes from a famous family. I believe that the princess who has her as my company will definitely live in Jing as soon as possible. Mrs. Shangguan is old and since the Prime Minister's wife works for her, she will no longer work for the old lady. The rest of the family are average, and the old lord over 70 years old can be spared. When the princess has achieved success in her studies, I will order the princess to visit the elders in person and ask you for help."
Shangguan Chengyi felt something was wrong. After His Majesty's trip, the old lady was excluded from the palace. It sounded like His Majesty was polite to the elderly and weak, but Shangguan Chengyi always felt that something was wrong.
But at this time, Shangguan Chengyi could not tolerate much thought. Emperor Yongjia had already set his sight on Mrs. Shangguan.
"What do you have to say for the old lady?" Emperor Yongjia asked, his tone still warm and approachable.
Shangguan Chengyi then realized that his mother's expression was a little wrong, and hurriedly shook her head before she spoke. But he couldn't help but secretly wiped his sweat in his heart. He knew his mother's temper and offended many powerful people in Pingjing. If he hadn't been the prime minister, he had a lot of power and had many disciples and old officials. I'm afraid that the Shangguan family would not have had a good life in Pingjing.
Although Mrs. Shangguan had a strange temper, she truly loved Shangguan Chengyi, her son. When she saw his expression, she swallowed the words she had originally said, and said, "I dare not."
"Don't dare?" Emperor Yongjia said playfully.
Shangguan Chengyi finally confirmed that his mother was afraid that she had offended His Majesty. Before he could plead, Chu Ling, who was sitting next to him, smiled and said, "Father, today we will invite all the ministers in the court, but the father only pulled Prime Minister Shangguan to speak, but he will neglect others."
Emperor Yongjia smiled and looked at his daughter and said, "Do you think I have neglected you? Forget it, tonight is to welcome my Qing'er's return. I won't talk about anything else. All the ministers just drink happily."
The Duke of Xiangguo below also stood up and smiled and said, "Your Majesty said, I respect the princess for a cup. I wish the princess happiness and health!"
Everyone in the hall was full of human spirits, so they naturally understood that if they wanted to help the princess Shenyou, they immediately followed Duke Xiangguo to toast Emperor Yongjia and Princess Shenyou, and the hall soon became lively. Shangguan Chengyi, who was sitting on the side, secretly wiped his sweat and looked at the girl who was smiling in front of him with a complicated expression.
Others don’t know, but Shangguan Chengyi knows it.
This princess Shenyou... is so similar to the princess Wu'an she met in Shangjing last year?
Although Duke Xiangguo did not admit it, before Princess Shenyou came back, Duke Xiangguo and His Majesty talked to him one after another. After the princess came back, His Majesty summoned him to talk to him for nearly an hour. Although no one admitted anything, His Majesty and he knew it well that this Princess Shenyou was the princess Wu'an who disappeared from Shangjing.
It is probably not fake that Your Majesty and Duke Xiangguo personally confirmed the identity of Princess Shenyou. So how powerful is this little girl to be able to go from a small female prisoner to a personal disciple of Tuoba Xingye, and even let the Northern Jin Emperor personally enthrone the princess?
And now, why did she rescue him?
Chu Ling naturally noticed Shangguan Chengyi's gaze when he looked at him, and didn't care. He even smiled at him with interest. However, he saw Shangguan Chengyi turning his head suddenly as if he was scared. Chu Ling blinked in a daze. What does this mean? Is she so scary?
According to convention, the emperor would not stay until the end of the banquet. So Emperor Yongjia got up and returned to the palace halfway through the palace banquet. As Emperor Yongjia left, the banquet became even more lively. Although Emperor Yongjia was not a strong emperor, his existence as an emperor was enough to make people feel depressed. After all, the loss of etiquette in the front line is also a crime of being a big or small. Now, as Emperor Yongjia left, the atmosphere in the entire hall was more lively.
Not long after Emperor Yongjia left, Chu Ling also withdrew from the table. Leaving the three concubines alone was enough to end the palace banquet. After coming out of the hall, a faint coolness came to her face. Chu Ling looked up at the sky. The dark night was already covered with stars, and the quiet starry sky made the hall behind her feel noisy.
"Princess, are you going back?" Jin Xue asked softly.
Chu Ling nodded, looked back at the hall not far behind him, feeling a little disappointed. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Chu Ling's eyes suddenly stopped. After a moment, she slowly moved her eyes away and said, "You go back first, Bai Er will accompany me before walking."
Jin Xue felt a little strange, but as a qualified female official, she naturally knew what to ask and what not to ask. Therefore, she just nodded obediently and went back to Yongle Palace with Xue Yuan and others.
When they left, Chu Ling took the egret to the other path. Sure enough, after turning two turns, he saw Jun Wuhuan's slender back in the little dark garden. Jun Wuhuan heard the footsteps and turned around and thought it was like a slight smile appeared on his lips, "A Ling."
Chu Ling walked over and whispered: "It's so late, why are you here?"
Jun Wuhuan sighed helplessly and said, "Now A Ling is in the palace, it is not easy to see A Ling."
Chu Ling couldn't help rolling his eyes and smiled, "Where is there any place in this world that can be rare for Young Master Changli?"
Mr. Huan Yu, who was squatting in a corner and was ignored, finally couldn't help it and said angrily: "I'll tell you two, can you tell me if you have important things as soon as possible? This is not a good place to meet the secret meeting." Is this a palace inside? Even if the people present are not weak in martial arts, it will be very troublesome if they meet the patrolling guards.
Jun Wuhuan glanced at Huan Yu indifferently and said to Chu Ling: "There is nothing big, I just want to ask A Ling, but there is anything you need to help." A Ling had just returned to Pingjing, but there was no familiar person, so it was not convenient to do anything. Jun Wuhuan naturally didn't want Chu Ling to feel wronged.
Chu Ling smiled and sighed, "There is really something that I want Mr. Changli to help me."
Jun Wuhuan raised his eyebrows slightly and signaled her to speak evenly. Chu Ling sighed and said, "The enthronement ceremony has been completed. When will I go out of the palace to live?" As a princess, Chu Ling really couldn't ask Emperor Yongjia. Although Emperor Yongjia gave her the right to leave the palace to live, it was always bad that he couldn't wait to run out as soon as he came back.
But Chu Ling felt that living in the palace was not a big deal. Although he was defeated by Chu Qingyi's identity, he was not himself after all. His admiration for Emperor Yongjia as his daughter was really limited. It was really difficult for Chu Ling to face Emperor Yongjia's concern for his well-being every day. In addition, Chu Ling really didn't want to date the harems of Emperor Yongjia, no matter they were kind-hearted or had any other thoughts.
Looking at Chu Ling's somewhat distressed expression, Jun Wuhuan couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't worry, A Ling, you should be able to leave the palace soon."
"Oh?" Chu Ling was a little surprised. Emperor Yongjia could naturally feel the care and love for her. It was precisely because of this that Emperor Yongjia could not let her out of the palace within a period of time.
Jun Wuhuan said: "The Princess's Mansion will be repaired soon. At that time, the Xiangguo Guild will make suggestions to Your Majesty. A Ling can rest assured."
Chu Ling nodded and said, "That's good." Life in the palace is indeed comfortable, but when you open your mouth and have clothes, there will be a group of people following you wherever you go. Chu Ling said that she was so miserable that she couldn't adapt to it.
Jun Wuhuan shook his head helplessly and said, "It's not enough for others to ask for such a day, but A Ling is afraid that he will not be able to avoid it."
Chu Ling sighed and said, "There is no way, I'm not used to it."
Jun Wuhuan reached out to sort out the hair on Chu Ling's shoulders and whispered: "A Ling has suffered over the years."
"..." Actually, there was no one, and it was not me who suffered.
Huan Yubai squatted not far away boredly. Listening to the two of them talking meaninglessly, he deeply felt a sense of annoying sour and smelly sauce surrounding him. Haven't these two people been in Cangyun City enough? They had nothing to come to him? Has they said that, these two guys are obviously not the kind of people who are tired of being tired of being tired of being tired of being.
Chu Ling seemed to feel Mr. Huan Yu's patience, glanced at him with a smile and said to Jun Wuhuan, "You haven't encountered anything these days, right?"
Young Master Huan Yu was excited and jumped to the two of them and said, "Miss Ah Ling, you don't know these two days..."
Before he finished speaking, he was kicked aside by Jun Wuhuan. Huan Yu covered his waist that almost flashed, glaring at Jun Wuhuan angrily, "Jun Wuhuan, you bastard!" Jun Wuhuan casually carried his collar and threw the person away, turned his head to Chu Ling and said, "A Ling doesn't have to listen to Huan Yu's words, everything goes well."
"Take it seriously?" Chu Ling raised his eyebrows.
Huan Yu flashed behind Bai Er, poked his head out and said, "Cousin A Ling, Jun Wuhuan lied to you. He was attracted by the woman outside. The man who said such words is not trustworthy! Be careful that he stepped on two boats with one foot." Let you kick me! Let you kick me! Mr. Huan Yu thought angrily.
Chu Ling looked at Jun Wuhuan and said with a smile: "Oh? I was attracted by other women? Young Master Changli had peach blossoms as soon as he arrived in Pingjing. It was really worthy of his reputation." Jun Wuhuan held Chu Ling's hand and smiled: "Don't Ah Ling believe it? I will crush the flower into mud tomorrow. Yu Xiaoliu, what do you think?"
Mr. Huan Yu's smile froze, "This... no, no, right? It's common for a girl to fall in love with her first eyes. It's good to grow up."
Chu Ling raised his eyebrows and said, "So there is such a person."
Jun Wuhuan said quietly: "Isn't that true? A Ling is still the sister of Mr. Yu Liu. A Ling wants to protect me."
“…”
Huan Yu felt that he was really unlucky. He obviously wanted to tease Jun Wuhuan, but in the end the pot ran over his head. Jun Wuhuan sighed lightly and said, "Aling, you don't know. This Yu family... except Yu Xiaoliu, is not an ordinary character. Aling should be careful."
Chu Ling looked at Huan Yu with a miserable look on his face and decided to let him go first and wait until she leaves the palace if there is any problem. As for the lady of the Yu family who wants to compete with her, she is still very interested.
"Forget it, wait until I come out of the palace before I talk about anything."
Huan Yu suddenly felt that he was saved and looked at Chu Ling gratefully. But he forgot that Chu Ling's character was actually not much more said than Jun Wuhuan. The problem was just a matter of the order of debt collection. Jun Wuhuan was too lazy to make things difficult for Mr. Huan Yu, and lowered his head and said to Chu Ling: "I won't find time, let's go back and rest."
Chu Ling nodded and said, "Okay, you guys are careful."
After parting with Jun Wuhuan and Huan Yu, Chu Ling headed all the way to Yongle Palace. Bai Er followed Chu Ling, and hesitated for a moment as she looked down and walked forward. He asked, "What's the matter with the princess?" Chu Ling chuckled and shook her head and said, "It's nothing. Xiao Shi."
The next moment, a man in black appeared not far from the two of them.
Bai Lu was shocked. She didn't notice that anyone was so close to them. Bai Lu knew that there was a powerful guard named Xiao Shi next to the princess, but she had never seen him. Xiao Shi rarely appeared in front of people. I heard that he was the deputy commander of the Grand Inner Guard before, and probably because he was demoted to protect the princess by the Yours. The people in Yongle Palace were also tactfully not to touch his bad temper.
Chu Ling turned his head and smiled, "You are indeed here."
Xiao Shi lowered his eyes and said lightly, "Don't the princess know?" Not only Chu Ling knew, but Jun Wuhuan and Huan Yu also knew, but no one had exposed it. Xiao Shi was the guard given to Chu Ling by Emperor Yongjia, and would definitely follow Chu Ling at any time. Such a master would rather try to take it for himself than be careful everywhere. Otherwise, even Chu Ling would find it difficult to really guard against Xiao Shi and not let him find out some of his secret matters during long-term relationships.
Chu Ling smiled with interest and said, "I know, but... Commander Xiao, if you want to follow me in the future, you will follow me openly. It's very dangerous for you to do this." Xiao Shi looked at Chu Ling and said in a deep voice: "The princess shouldn't do this."
Chu Ling said puzzledly: "Don't you do this? What did I do?"
Xiao Feng frowned and said, "The princess shouldn't meet the man alone late at night." Chu Ling smiled and said, "The words of Commander Xiao are interesting. I didn't meet the man alone. Just now, you are three men, and Egret is two women. Where are you alone? If you really say separate words... it seems that I am meeting Commander Xiao alone now, right?"
Xiao Feng said in a deep voice: "The subordinates are different."
Chu Ling looked him up and down, with a bit of joking and surprise in his eyes, "Different? Could it be that Commander Xiao...uh, is it actually the same as Eunuch Chen?"
Although the night was dark, Chu Ling clearly saw Xiao Shi's face flushed in an instant. Xiao Shi obviously didn't expect that this little princess was so bold. These words were ordinary princesses, and even if she wanted to think about them, she wouldn't dare to think about them. After a while, Xiao Shi finally gritted her teeth and said, "Princess, be careful."
Chu Ling tsked boredly and walked past Xiao Shi with Bai Ge. He said lightly: "Master Xiao, as long as you protect my safety, your father doesn't care about what I should say or not. In addition, if you follow me in the future, you will follow me openly. If you follow me secretly, it will be easy to get hurt by mistake."
Xiao Feng said stiffly: "Thank you for your reminder, Princess, I... I understand!" Chu Ling nodded with satisfaction, "It's good if I understand. Bai Er, you haven't noticed it all the way, but it's obvious that it's not enough to work hard. Let Commander Xiao give me some advice."
"Yes, princess." The egret responded with a crisp voice.
After Chu Ling said this, he turned around and left. Xiao Xi was about to follow him but was stopped by Bai Lu. Xiao Xi's face was slightly dark, "Go aside." Bai Lu didn't move at all and bowed to Xiao Xi, "Principal Xiao, please give me advice!"
Xiao Feng's face became even heavier, "I said get out of the way!"
"Occurd!" The silver light flashed in Bai Er's hand, and the person had already rushed to Xiao Feng. The palace or the back house were not suitable for carrying weapons, so Bai Er's weapon was not an ordinary sword and dagger. It was a thin silver chain. Two small iron balls hung at both ends of the chain, which looked light and delicate, and even very beautiful. It was easy to carry and could be used as an ornament, but once it danced in her hand, the sharp wind made Xiao Feng know that it would be very uncomfortable if the thing hit her.
Xiao Shi pulled out the long sword in his hand and picked it up towards Bai Ge. Bai Ge immediately avoided it skillfully. The two of them fought back and forth in the garden. But after a moment, they alarmed the nearby guards. A group of guards moved quickly towards this side. When they saw Xiao Shi, they were stunned, "Commander Xiao, there is..."
Xiao Shi said in a deep voice: "It's okay, just step down. This is the maid next to Princess Yongle."
The guards looked at Bai Lu with some confusion, and confirmed that she was indeed Princess Yongle's maid as Xiao Shi said, then waved her hand and took the people away. Before leaving, the leading guards did not forget to remind him, "Commander Xiao, even if the maid in the princess's palace is not good to take action in the imperial garden. If you have to..., it would be better to solve it in Yongle Palace." After all, if someone fights in the palace at any time, it will be difficult for them to explain.
Xiao Shi nodded with a stiff face and said, "I understand, thank you for the reminder."
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Lalala~The weather in Beijing is too dry and uncomfortable~ I listen to my friend’s advice to spread the wet towel on the bedside table, it seems to be useful~
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